no surprise it beaned... looked 40 to me.
assuming it's real, I have some concerns about the obv rim at stars 8/9, rim looks flattened in that area and some ? solder or other disturbance...
I don't see any dark metal indicating rub, so will guess MS 62 (assuming here the graders considered the marks on the chest more incidental than...
I rarely dip a coin, but when I have, I dilute the dip about 1:1 with distilled water (EZ-Est). this slows the process some so I have more...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Frederick Douglass' family could not imagine having a 50 cent piece of their own. I'm not even sure if the enslaved could...
au55, and gorgeous!
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Looks like a perfect 58 to me.
That's amazing. On the rev, EPU almost looks like it's some kind of code. Really cool.
53? Another nice one!
I was gonna guess MS 64 (well struck!) before I saw the reveal. Nice proof.
You could look at Bowers' book on Colonials, he assigns each variety a URS # that corresponds to a rough estimate of the numbers extant for each...
I'll stick my neck out a little and guess 58. Pretty coin!
Love the color on the 1907 HR.
The way I "read" the photos was that there was considerable gray metal (rub) on the high points... more than a trace...which to me ruled out AU58....
I think QT.
The 3 dark splotches on the face remind me of the old "radioactive" symbol. Nuff said.
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